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Plaid is a financial technology company. It develops a platform that connects with users' bank accounts. The Company offers various APIs that provide financial services, including transaction data control, users' identities verification, account balance verification.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | Map |
| Website | plaid.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Oct 2019) | 391 | (+4%) |
| Job Openings | 122 |
Key People/Management at Plaid
Zach Perret
Co-Founder, CEO
Plaid Office Locations
Plaid has offices in San Francisco and London
San Francisco, US (HQ)
San Francisco
London, GB
New Penderel, House 4th Flr, 283, 288 High Holborn
Plaid Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
Plaid total Funding | $309.3 m |
Plaid latest funding size | $250 m |
Time since last funding | 10 months ago |
Plaid investors | Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital, BoxGroup, GV, Mary Meeker |
Plaid's latest funding round in December 2018 was reported to be $250 m. In total, Plaid has raised $309.3 m. Plaid's latest valuation is reported to be $2.7 b.
Plaid Revenue
Market valuation | 2.7b |
Plaid Operating Metrics
Show all operating metricsPlaid Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Quovo | January 08, 2019 |
Plaid Online and Social Media Presence
66 Twitter followers
Plaid has 66 Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.1% quarter over quarter
Plaid's Trends
Plaid News and Updates
September 23, 2019
Global Plaid Shirt Market Growth 2019-2024
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September 19, 2019
Wells Fargo inks data sharing deal with Plaid
Wells Fargo has reached an agreement with Plaid to give the bank's customers the ability to share th...
September 16, 2019
Visa and Mastercard join Plaid financing
Visa and Mastercard have joined a $250 million financing round in Plaid, a US startup that links con...
September 16, 2019
Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and Visa
When Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left out a couple of key investors. Today it revealed that Mastercard and Visa had also quietly participated in the round. For a company like Plaid, which builds APIs to enable customers to access their bank accounts inside app…
September 16, 2019
Visa and Mastercard Sign Up for Investments in Fintech Unicorn Plaid
The credit card giants intend to collaborate with the startup on tech-enabled developments related to digital payments and data.
September 16, 2019
Fintech company Plaid gets infusion from Visa, Mastercard
Financial technology company Plaid Inc
on Monday said it is set to receive new backing from Visa Inc
and Mastercard Inc as part of a new round of Series
C financing worth a total of $250 million.
Plaid Blogs
October 08, 2019
Unlocking the potential of entrepreneurs
Wave helps micro-businesses grow by offering them free financial management software.
October 01, 2019
Changelog - September 2019
Highlights from what we've been working on over the last month, including updates and improvements to UK coverage, Transactions, Liabilities, Investments, as well as a new LinkKit.
September 27, 2019
Plaid People: Erik Anstine
Software engineer Erik Anstine is fairly new to Plaid—and software engineering, in general. He joined Plaid in January 2019 when it acquired Quovo, his former employer. Before that, Erik was busy traveling the world and honing his craft as an accomplished opera singer. Today, he passionately pursues…
September 25, 2019
Summer 2019 Engineering Interns: A Look Back
The Plintern team from front to back: Andrew Chen, Jennifer McCleary, Sarafina Smith, Lujing Cen, Owen Gillespie, and Jarrod Dunne. Not pictured: Eric FortneyWith summer coming to a close, it’s time to bid farewell to our wonderful Plaid interns, or Plinterns as they’re known throughout our offices.
September 21, 2019
A responsible way to bridge through money shocks
Brigit uses cash flow data to help users improve their financial health.
Plaid Frequently Asked Questions
When was Plaid founded?
Plaid was founded in 2012.
Who are Plaid key executives?
Plaid's key executives are Zach Perret.
How many employees does Plaid have?
Plaid has 391 employees.
Who are Plaid competitors?
Competitors of Plaid include Varo Money, Trufa and Eagle Alpha.
Where is Plaid headquarters?
Plaid headquarters is located at San Francisco, San Francisco.
Where are Plaid offices?
Plaid has offices in San Francisco and London.
How many offices does Plaid have?
Plaid has 2 offices.
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